Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11
w. II. Riley fell from the Gates block in

Grand Ledge the other day for stealing
Ss3 worth OF tickets from the Detroit
Lansing X Northern railroad Office in that
place. He was found selling the tickets in
saloons for drinks Oberlander waived
examination and was bound over to the
circuit court
The October report OF the Michigan state
prison shows the following: In prison
October /, 100; received during month, Is;
recsptured, one; total, 7g9, discharged by
expiration of sentence, -, discharged for
ne " trial, two transferred TO Ionia insane
asylum, two; died, one, leaving in prison
October 81, az.
Travers Il Son of the Michigan hoop
company have removed their institution
from ST. Louis to Saginaw.
Papers in the upper peninsula are try
ing to convince their readers that the u. p.
should be made state by Itself.
The Chicago, kalamazoo a. Saginaw
construction company has been formed
with capital of a., J,0Jjto extend the line
TO Saginaw and south from Kalamazoo
| to Grand Trunk in Cass county.
Elizabeth Merson of East Saginaw, was
mesmerized five years ago and has not
been relieved OF or able 10 throw off in
fiuence yet.
1t is thought that the Milwaukee d
Northern will have road ironed and bal
lasted between Republic and Champion
in few days. Depot and terminal facili-
ties have been already provided at Cham
pion and It's thought passenger trains
will lie running between that point and
Milwaukee by Nov. -.
Gov. Luce has appointed Rodney SEES
sions of Grand Rapids, delegate to repre-
sent the state at the national farmers
congress, which meets at Chicago Novem-
Der 10, II and II.
conference OF the prohibitionists of
Jackson county Will be held in Jackson
Saturday November D, for the purpose of
nlling the committee, eIecting "A secretary
and considering plans for future work.
Robert Campbell OF East Saginaw, of
iers challenge OF from 1000 to -, coo, of
which one-half the wager, $500 or s., 500,
s 10 be deposited in the East Saginaw
savings bank that he can beat any plas-
terer in the United states for space cover
Ing, quality OF the work done and time OF
DONG the same. Mr.. Campbell to furnish
the building IN which the work is TO be
done.
John Gezon, pion Ell of Grand Rapids,
was injured several days ago while step
ping from a street car He has since died
of injuries received
Judge {. b. Brown of St Ignace, and
Wilson Newton of ST. Helena, have bought
the island of ST Helena and will make a
summer resort OF it,
The diamond drill operating Just north
of the city is down 500 feet in Jasper, the
greatest body Of jasper ever cut by
drill in the world.-lshpeming Iron Ore.
William Willis of Hancock, was bitten
on the hand by a sick and insane man
whom he was taking care of and blood
poisoning set IN and nearly killed him.
n VIII of the late Martin Ryerson of
Chicago and Muskegon, has been fled in
the latter place. H. gives his widow $780,
900 in cash and two stores in Chicago his
daughter store in Chicago and $50 900
and all that is left, which is large
amount goes % his son Martin Ryerson
of Muskegon.
John Fetterman, father of young Mrs.
Morris, the woman who was recently ac-
quilted in the Huron county court Of
completely in the Brennan murder has
gone SO state prison for three years. The
old mans desire TO help his daughter and
her husband out OF scrape, led him to
commit a forgery.
Dealers are securing the state for the
down pine, which, five years ago, was not
considered worth saving.
A valuable blooded horse belonging to
81. b. Caldwell Of Grass Lake, was found
hanging 10y his nec& in his stall, dead, the
other day.
I. +. Rogers, express agent at Pewamo,
was knocked of the track 10y an engine.
breaking one of his arms, cutting his head
and hurting him internally so that he
may not recover.
The burger vino cracked o. w. Greene's
safe at Greenville year ago and stole
$1,000 worth of jewelry, is believed to be
Blinky Morgan, the man recently con-
victed of murder al Ravenna, Ohio
Bay City must pay Mrs. Jane Douglass
$1,000 :, for injuries received on defective
bridge.
The rumor is current that Don VI. Dick
inson of Detroit is TO be appointed post
master general before the close of the
present month.
DR.. David c. Powers, for 35 years
practicing physician of Coldwater, is
dead
Mrs. j. q. Bancroft of Vassar, was
stricken with paralysis the other day, and
died an hour later Her husband died in
the same way about four years ago
Supervisors of Jackson county have
made appropriation for paying one cent
ahead for English sparrows.
Anthony Moffatt's house in Austin
township, Mecosta county, was destroyed
by fire the other day, and his five-year- old
child persisted in the flames
Another new law which has recently
become effective requires sherilfs and dep
uties to record history OF all felons under
their charge as far as possible and attach
photograph of man TO same. 1t establishes
''rogue's gallery" in every sheriff's Of.
fee.
A brute named Clement Bellac at Lake
Linden brought team from the woods
where he had been at work, put them in a
barn and left them without food or water
The horses were found week after, one